Although Du Ruhui did not say it clearly, everyone understood that he was not going to put the eggs in a basket, so he pulled Baekje in. Of course, this also had an important relationship with the fact that Baekje sent Prince Yici to the Tang Dynasty before, which greatly improved the relationship between the two countries.

As for Li Xiu, he pointed out more bluntly that he was trying to win over Baekje is to restrain Silla. After all, among the three kingdoms of the peninsula, Baekje is the weakest, and proper support for Baekje can also balance the situation on the peninsula. At least now, the Tang Dynasty does not want any problems in its northeastern border.

"It's good that this is the case. If you have one more Baekje, we can save a lot of energy. Just do this. Summon the envoys of Silla and Baekje, and then our Tang Dynasty will take the lead in letting them negotiate the alliance!" Li Shimin also nodded at the end. Although he knew that doing so would definitely make Silla suffer a loss, and even felt dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty, as long as it is in line with the interests of the Tang Dynasty, he would not care about the views of such a small country.

After discussing the matter in Liaodong, they discussed several government affairs, some of which were proposed by Li Shimin himself, and some were proposed by Fang Xuanling and others. Each of them was related to the lives of countless people in the Tang Dynasty. For example, a drought occurred in the northwest area and needed relief from the court. Officials from a certain southern state wrote a letter to request the construction of local water conservancy, because the rain last year was too heavy, and some river embankments were washed away, etc.

Of course, the Tang Dynasty is so big that it is not only natural disasters and man-made disasters, but also has a lot of good news. For example, several prefectures almost wrote letters to the grain warehouses in the prefectures in an emergency, because the grain output in recent years is too high and the Tang Dynasty has not launched any large-scale wars, so the grain can only be stored in the official warehouse. However, even the granary is not enough, so they requested that some of the grain in the official warehouse be sold.

The grain in the official warehouse needs to be replaced almost every year, because after being preserved for several years, some grains will become damaged if they are not eaten. Some grains even have mold or insect-eating due to poor preservation and cannot be eaten at all. In the end, they can only be fed to animals. Therefore, the grain in the official warehouse needs to be replaced with some of the grains in the official warehouse every year, which is called clearance.

However, the official warehouse clearance every year is after the autumn harvest. However, it is only August, and the autumn harvest has not yet arrived. As a result, the prefectures in various places require clearance, because if they do not clear the warehouse, there will be no place to release the grain collected during the autumn harvest. Agriculture is the foundation of the country. For the Tang Dynasty, it is naturally a good thing to put down the grain, and it can even be called a sweet worry.

In fact, since corn and sweet potatoes were promoted, the grain output of the Tang Dynasty has risen sharply, and there has even been too much food. However, the people in the Central Plains are probably afraid of being hungry, and they will only think that there is little food, not too much food, so every household stores a lot of food to save their lives during the famine.

However, not only is the people not short of food, but there is no place to store it in the official warehouse. Especially sweet potatoes, which can be stored like wheat after being dried into dried sweet potatoes. Although they are not delicious, they can at least be hungry. However, the yield of this thing is too large, and it is troublesome to store. Now it is time to deal with it.

After discussing the memorials of the official warehouses in various places, Li Shimin and the ministers agreed to sell part of the grain in the official warehouse. However, this would definitely impact the grain price and even cause "low grain damage to farmers". Therefore, Fang Xuanling suggested that the alcohol ban can be opened, allowing the people to make wine, and encourage the people to raise livestock, which can also consume a large amount of stored grain.

After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, alcohol bans were issued many times. Even if there was no alcohol ban, private brewing was not allowed. The main reason was that they were afraid of wasting food. However, now that there is too much food, alcohol bans naturally have no meaning. As for raising livestock, it is even better. It can improve the dietary structure of the people and make the people of the Tang Dynasty stronger. Therefore, Li Shimin quickly agreed that with the relaxation of the alcohol ban and the large-scale feeding of livestock, it should stimulate grain prices and prevent the food prices from falling too much.

Finally, Li Xiu saw that there seemed to be no major matter to discuss, so he took a step forward to report: "Report to Your Majesty, the bank in the Financial Management Supervision Commission has been prepared and will be ready to start business tomorrow. Please give your Majesty the approval!"

"Oh? Can the bank be operated?" Li Shimin couldn't help but lit up his eyes when he heard Li Xiu's report. He had been looking forward to the bank for a long time, and now he was very happy to hear this news.

"Yes, the bank has made sufficient preparations, and there will definitely be no problem in normal operation. The next step is to start a bank in Luoyang and then start foreign exchange and other businesses!" Li Xiu said confidently. He has been simulated operations in the bank court these days, and some open problems have been solved. Of course, there may be some problems that cannot be detected temporarily, but it does not affect the bank's operations. After all, even in later generations, no bank can guarantee that there will be no problems.

"Okay! I'm sure!" Li Shimin was even more excited when he saw Li Xiu's confidence. Then he asked again, "By the way, are there any difficulties in bank operations? Do the court need to come forward to promote it?"

"Report to Your Majesty, the biggest difficulty of the bank is to gain the trust of the people. Therefore, when the business is opened tomorrow, I hope that Your Majesty can take out some money from the treasury and deposit it into the bank. At that time, I will also deposit the money from my family into the bank to set an example for the people of the world!" Li Xiu said solemnly.

Although the bank was run by the court and was in the name of the royal family, if you want to gain more people's trust, you still need to do some superficial work, such as Li Shimin depositing the money in his own treasury into the bank, and even important officials like Li Xiu also deposited money in the bank, so that they can set an example for others and win the trust of the people in the bank.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to deposit the money from my family into the bank!" Changsun Wuji stood up righteously at this time. This was the time to express his attitude, and with his understanding of Li Shimin, the other party would definitely agree, so he naturally would not fall behind.

With Changsun Wuji's statement, other ministers also agreed to deposit their own money in the bank so that they could do their place, and some money was not taken seriously by them at all. Li Shimin also laughed and said, "Okay, okay! Dear friends are indeed loyal and patriotic people. I feel very comforted. Since you are willing to deposit your family wealth in the bank, I will naturally not fall behind. After you go back, let the queen take a inventory of the inner treasury and understand that you can send the money to the bank with great fanfare!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Xiu hurriedly expressed his gratitude to Li Shimin at this time, but he laughed in his heart. Even if Li Shimin's money in the inner treasury was sent to the bank, he would be sent back soon. Because the bank was built in a hurry and did not build a solid and safe treasury, Li Xiu had already discussed with Li Shimin in advance that the bank's valuables would be kept in the inner treasury in the palace. The place there was large enough and safe, so he was absolutely not afraid of stealing it.

As for copper coins, it is easy to deal with, because this thing is not as good as paper money. Copper coins are not afraid of stealing them. After all, ten cents are just one tael, and one hundred cents are just one pound. Ordinary people can't bear much after trying their best. Therefore, the bank has built several ordinary warehouses, of course, it is ordinary, but in fact it is also very solid, and the defense is very strict. Of course, in terms of security, it is definitely not comparable to the inner warehouses in the palace.

Li Shimin was also very interested in the opening of the bank. He asked some questions now, and Li Xiu also answered them one by one. In fact, Li Xiu still had some bank-related matters to report to Li Shimin, but there were too many people around him, and Li Xiu didn't want too many people to know in advance, otherwise it might bring some resistance to the bank's next thing.

After discussing the bank, Li Shimin saw that no one proposed government affairs again, so he announced the severance of the court, but he left Li Xiu and Changsun Wuji alone. After the others left the hall, Li Shimin said seriously: "Wuji, Li Xiu, the reason why I left you two is to discuss something with you!"

"Is the matter that Your Majesty wants to discuss related to Liaodong?" Changsun Wuji is worthy of being the one who knows Li Shimin the best, and he guessed what Li Shimin was going to say right now.

"Yes, I want to send troops to Goguryeo. First, I will completely eliminate this threat from Liaodong, and secondly, I will avenge the Han family who died in Liaodong. What do you think?" Li Shimin said seriously again.

Li Xiu laughed in his heart when he heard this, because Li Shimin only told half the truth. He sent troops to Goguryeo to solve the threat from Liaodong. As for the second article, it is probably an exaggeration to say that he is better than Yang Guang. After all, Yang Guang fought against Goguryeo three times, but he caused countless Han men to die in Liaodong and could not even take back his corpses. If he could destroy Goguryeo in one fell swoop, he would not only prove that he was more wise than Yang Guang, but also indirectly prove to the people of the world that the Tang Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty were the destiny of heaven!

"Goguryeo is indeed a trouble. Although they surrendered to the Tang Dynasty on the surface, they were only due to the civil strife, so they had to bow their heads. But if their strength recovers in the future, there would be no peace in Liaodong." When Changsun Wuji said this, he suddenly frowned, "It's just that Goguryeo is not a small country after all, and the country is mountainous and its military strength is very strong. If it cannot do its best in a battle, it may damage the morale and reputation of the Tang Dynasty!"

"I have considered all the things you said, but now my Tang Dynasty soldiers are in good condition and food are sufficient. On the other hand, Goguryeo is becoming weaker and weaker, which is a good time to destroy them in one fell swoop. Moreover, I don't want to leave Goguryeo to my children and grandchildren to solve the problem." Li Shimin said with a very firm attitude. After saying that, he turned his head to look at Li Xiu, as if he wanted to hear Li Xiu's opinions.
Chapter completed!